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A couple of years ago, I posted my portfolio on Contently, an online site said to connect journalists with media outlets that had stories but lacked writers. Its focus soon expanded […] ...Keep Reading »

If you know you want to write for a living, few people would advise the arduous journey of PhD work in science. Many SciLancers pursued the PhD with the goal of becoming professors or […] ...Keep Reading »

Last month, I participated in a “Writing Science for the Masses” roundtable discussion with the Center for American Literary Studies at Penn State. My co-panelists, Amy Teitel and A’ndrea Messer, […] ...Keep Reading »

A few weeks ago, Michelle Nijhuis (bio) suggested a number of tongue-in-cheek writing retreats in response to the frenzy around the Amtrak writing residency. (A residency that, it turns out, […] ...Keep Reading »

It was like telling spooky ghost stories around a virtual campfire. In SciLance, we recently swapped tales of email terror, sans the s’mores. One SciLancer frightened us with a story […] ...Keep Reading »